"Corpse Cap"

CLASS: BIOCONSTRUCT

Genetically engineered from a combination of fungal and animal tissues, this squat, waddling and dim-witted creature makes a surprisingly devastating control mechanism against zombie infestation. Excited by the presence of decaying flesh, its body begins to swell and eventually ruptures, splattering its surroundings with a quivering, reddish-brown jelly that rapidly multiplies as it breaks down flesh. Dead and undead alike are converted almost instantly into glistening piles of ooze, each of which will harden into a large, leathery pod and eventually germinate a single young Funguslyme.

Until they mature and ripen, funguslyme feed on a wide variety of organic materials with a curious fondness for the eggs of frogs and toads.

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Art Stuff:

I had to have a mushroom monster, but I couldn't find a good way to make it disturbing without playing up their inherent suggestiveness. Don't blame me, though...this was also inspired by a japanese Youkai monster, Nuppeppo, who is similarly Freudian, especially in the children's film, The Great Yokai War:

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